It was designed by architect John M. Van Osdel (1811-1891) and built in 1853.

It is a two-story, Greek Revival style stone building.

It features a projecting front portico supported by Doric order columns and a front gable roof topped by a cupola.

Following construction of the Third St. Joseph County Courthouse, the building housed the local G.A.R.

This article about a property in St. Joseph County, Indiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.